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\n" ); document.write( "two cars pass on straight highway while traveling in opposite directions. one car is traveling 6 mph faster than the other car. after 1.5 hours the two cars will be 171 miles apart . find the speed for both cars.
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Let speed slower car’s speed be S
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document.write( "Then faster car’s speed  = S + 6
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document.write( "We then get: 1.5S + 1.5(S + 6) = 171
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document.write( "1.5S + 1.5S + 9 = 171
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document.write( "3S = 162
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document.write( "S, or slower car’s speed = 
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document.write( "Faster car’s speed: \r
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